Check out the above video if you haven’t already. The philosophy is one I find myself attracted to.

I don’t believe that people should prioritize work as much as they do. I’m grateful that my job is with Tina, and that when we work, we’re together.

I also believe that when I’m with family and friends, they are the priority. It drives me nuts that when we are visiting my family for short periods of time that we’re not the focus as much as I’d like.

I don’t believe in the afterlife, so this is the time I have with you. Close the lid on the laptop. Put down the cell phone. Let’s talk about real things that we think about.

I know. I expect a lot.

Anyway, check out the video.

I saw this it many places, but TYWKIWDBI was the only one I saw that included this description:

Watts felt forced to decide between the Anglican Christianity he had been exposed to and the Buddhism he had read about in various libraries, including Croshaw’s. He chose Buddhism…

Watts’ fascination with the Zen (or Chan) tradition—beginning during the 1930s—developed because that tradition embodied the spiritual, interwoven with the practical, as exemplified in the subtitle of his Spirit of Zen: A Way of Life, Work, and Art in the Far East…

He attempted to work out a blend of contemporary Christian worship, mystical Christianity, and Asian philosophy. Watts was awarded a master’s degree in theology in response to his thesis, which he published as a popular edition under the title Behold the Spirit. The pattern was set, in that Watts did not hide his dislike for religious outlooks that he decided were dour, guilt-ridden, or militantly proselytizing—no matter if they were found within Judaism, Christianity, Hinduism, or Buddhism…

As part of his growing popularity, Matt Stone and Trey Parker—creators of the animated series South Park—have also contributed a video tribute by animating some of his lectures.